Celebrating the 2014 National Design Awards Winners

Last week Editor in Chief John Czarnecki attended the ceremony and dinner for the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s 2014 National Design Awards at Pier Sixty in New York. Launched at the White House in 2000 as an official project of the White House Millennium Council, the annual National Design Awards celebrate design in various disciplines as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world. First Lady Michelle Obama serves as the honorary patron of the 2014 National Design Awards.

(Photo courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, copyright: BFA NYC)

Guests in attendance included Cindy Sherman, Anna Sui, Maria Cornejo, Clodagh, John Maeda, Robert Longo, and Celerie Kemble. The gala decor was by David Stark Design & Production and was inspired by the energy and transformation of the new Cooper Hewitt, including a number of 3-D printed objects.